Direction-indicator.



I. HENRY.

DIRECTION INDICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR.27. 1914.

Patented July 13, 1915.

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Specieationof Lettersy Patent.

Patented July 13, 1915.

Application led April 27, 1914. Serial No. 834,788.

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN HENRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Direction-Indicators, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates toy manually operable indicators and more particularly to an indicator attachable to a motor vehicle conveniently operable by the driver.

An object of the invention is the provision of an indicating pointer and means operable by the *toe of the driver of the vehicle for moving the pointer from one position to another.

Another object is the provision of a device of this character embodying means whereby the pointer may be adjusted vertically relative to the operating means therefor.

With these and other objects in view,the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and combination of parts as will be hereinafter specically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which,

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the device applied to use, Fig. 2 represents an enlarged detail front elevation, partly broken away, of the casing and toe engaging member, and, Fig. 3 represents a central longitudinal sectional view, partly broken away, of the indicator.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 5 indicates the frontand rear walls of the casing preferably circular in formation and secured together by a suitable bolt or pin 6. Sectional walls 7 shaped conformably with the outer edges of the walls 5 are secured between the latter to provide a partial closure for thel parts of the mechanism inclosedbythe housing. A pulley 8 is rotatably mounted on the bolt or pin 6, and a strap 9 is disposed partially around said pulley and secured theretoy by a pin 10.

The flat end 11 of a tubular standard 12 is secured by rivets or the like 13 to the rear wall 5 of the casing and is telescopically received by the top section 13 of the tubular standard. The tubular shank 14 of the bearing member 15 comprising a pair of parallel ears, is secured over the upper end of the top tubular section 13, and the pivot pin 16 is secured between the ears 15. The shank 17 of an indicating pointer 18 is pivotally secured on the pin 16 and is formed with an enlarged lower end 19 formed at opposite sides with'apertures 20.

The ends of the strap 9 on the respective sides of the pulley 8 are connected with the openings 2O in the corresponding side of the enlarged end 19 of the shank 17 by a suitable wire 21, and said wires are preferably of sufficient length to compensate for various adjustments of the telescoping sections 12 and 13. The lower ends of the wires 21 are temporarily secured to the ends of the strap 9 and the free ends 22 thereof coiled adjacent the ends of said strap.

The front wall 5 of the casing is provided with -an opening 23 curved concentrically with the pin 6 and slidablyreceiving an arm 24 secured to the front face of the pulley 8. The exposed end of the arm 24 is curved upwardly and provided with a curved tip 25 adapted to receive the toe of the driver of the vehicle for rotating the pulley 8 and swinging the indicating pointer 18 from its vertical position to the left or right, as desired.

The pointer 18 is preferably formed with an opening 26 shaped conformably with the general outline thereof, and covered by a section of semi-opaque material. In thepreferred construction of the indicator, a suitable lamp is provided rearwardly of the pointer for renderingVv the indicator and its position clearly visible at night.

What I claim is A device of the character described comprising a housing, a hollow standard extending upwardly from said housing including a pair of vertically adjustable telescoped members, an indicating pointer pivotally mounted in the upper endof said standard, said strap and secured at their upper eX- a pulley rotatably mounted in Said housing, tremities to said indicating pointer. f 10 zin-'arm carried by saidpulley extending eX- In testimony whereof I aiX my signature teriorly of said housing, a toe-engaging tip in presence of two witnesses. f

carried by seid drm for operating said pul- JOHN HENRY, ley, a flexible strap secured centrally twohsid l vwitnegsem g pulley, wires adjustably secured at their ANNIE L. DAULTON,

lower extremities to the oppositef'fend'swof EXE'. D-LTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained forni/'e centseach, by 'addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Weshington, D. C. 

